Rif Dimashq Governorate
Rif Dimashq Governorate
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Rif Dimashq Governorate (
al-Suwayda in the southwest, Homs in the north, Lebanon in the west and Jordan in the south. The capital is the city of Douma
.
The Governorate completely surrounds the city and governorate of Damascus and it has an area of 18,032 km² and a population of 2,273,074 (2004 census).[2]
The Governorate was a major site of fighting in the
Syrian Civil War in the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign
.
Districts
The governorate is divided into ten
nawahi
). The governorate's total population (as of the 2004 census) is 2,273,074.
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*a newly-created district since 2009, formerly belonging to Markaz Rif Dimashq District and parts of Al-Zabadani District
References
- ^ "President al-Assad issues decrees on appointing new governors for eight Syrian provinces". Syrian Arab News Agency. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Rif Dimashq total population as of 2004 official census Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today
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